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oryx.

Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns

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noun/ˈɔɹ.ɪks//ˈoʊɹ.ɪks/
  1. Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns

Where this word comes from

From Latin ory̆x, from Ancient Greek ὄρῠξ (órŭx, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”).

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